For the first time Teignmouth has received the prestigious Blue Flag award and joins Dawlish Warren, celebrating its own 21st consecutive year, in being recognised as amongst the best beaches in the UK.
Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy today also announced that Coryton Cove in Dawlish, Dawlish Town and Shaldon's Ness Cove have retained their Seaside Awards. The independently assessed seal of approval is awarded to beaches which achieve very high quality standards excellent cleanliness, safe access and appropriate signage.
Exeter’s 16th annual Really Big Quiz, organised by chartered accountancy firm Simpkins Edwards, has raised over £7,000 for the Lord Mayor of Exeter’s charity of the year SSAFA, The Armed Forces Charity.
The quiz, which took place on 08 May, saw 68 teams fight it out for the title of Exeter’s smartest egg-heads. Simpkins Edwards’ very own quiz masters, partners John Coombs and Jean-Paul Quertier, tested the teams with a series of tantalizingly tricky questions over the course of eight rounds, plus a bonus picture round.
At the half way point, the charismatic James Morrish of...
Choosing a wedding photographer is often a lot easier said than done. In fact if you’ve already started to look at different photographers and go through your options, you may find yourself feeling at a loss and unsure how to begin deciding which is best.
To make sure that you choose the right wedding photographer for your big day, there are five factors in particular that you should look at closely:
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Ideally before you look at photographers, you should first decide on the style of wedding photos that you want – be it...
Overnight road closures are needed to carry out essential resurfacing work on the A382 Ford Street, Moretonhampstead later this month.
Circumstance and weather permitting the work will take place over 5 nights from Monday 20 to Friday 25 May 2019.
To minimise disruption and enable the work to be carried out safely the road will be closed to vehicles overnight from 7pm each day, reopening no later than 7am the following morning. Except for Thursday 23 May when the European Elections are taking place, so the road will remain open until after the polling station at...
Brewin Dolphin’s Southwest offices (Exeter, Plymouth and Truro) raised over £6000 for their chosen charity last year HeartSWell Southwest. The offices went the extra mile with several fundraising initiatives undertaken over the course of the year.
HeartSWell Southwest aims to make a positive difference to people in the Southwest affected by heart disease or a heart condition. They provide accommodation for relatives, friends and carers of people undergoing treatment in hospitals across the Southwest, while also placing defibrillator units regionally. For more information, visit:...
EXETER residents who would like more information on Dementia or have any questions regarding care can drop into a care provider’s offices in the south Devon area next week (May 20-26, 2019) for free advice.
Guardian Homecare, which cares for people in Exeter and Torbay, is supporting Dementia Action Week from May 20-26 and will have expert staff on hand on May 22 and 23 to answer any questions people may have.
Catherine Porter, Manager for Guardian Homecare in Devon, said: “According to the Alzheimer’s Society, there are currently 850,000 people with dementia in the UK,...
Monday 20th May 2019 will see Dementia Action week begin.
Across the UK communities will be coming together to raise awareness and take action for dementia.
With over 850,000 people living with a dementia diagnosis in the country and no cure yet it is vital we continue to consider how as a society we can collectively collaborate and make a difference for those living with the condition and their families.
The Exeter Dementia Action Alliance (EDAA) are a social action movement in the city and have over 70 organisations who have pledged to make a difference through...
Visitors to Devon County Show will be able to admire rare breed Mangalitza pig for the first time in the Show’s history.
Mango, a Mangalitza and her litter of nine piglets, will be located in the outdoor pig feature next to the pig showing rings for the duration of the show which takes place from 16-18 May.
Mango’s owners, Amelia and Jason, who run an organic farm in Broadclyst with four Manga Sows and one Boar, are delighted to be attending. Amelia said: ‘These are lovely pigs, highly social, docile and with strong maternal instincts. They are fantastic for the organic...
The internet has a huge influence on everything in daily life, and offers new opportunities for learning, including how to play high variance slots in online casinos.
Can you remember a time before the internet was part of daily life? Baby Boomers may well recall what the world was like before the internet came along, but for Generation Z the idea is inconceivable.
From starting out as a frivolous luxury, the world wide web has gradually become an essential for living. Want to know what the weather is like on another continent? How to rewire a plug? Or when that film is...
Chartered accountants and business advisers, PKF Francis Clark, have announced that they are welcoming three new additions to the tax team in their Plymouth office.
Emily White and Mark Trevethan have recently joined and will be shortly followed by Kate Cully.
The firm, that is currently celebrating its centenary year and has recently been announced as finalists in the Best Tax Practice in a Regional Firm, Best Corporate Tax Practice and Best Private Client Tax Practice categories in the Tolley’s Taxation Awards 2019, has already seen substantial growth in their tax teams...
